Teresa Wright
Acting
Born 1918-10-27
Died 2005-03-06
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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Teresa Wright (October 27, 1918 – March 6, 2005) was an American actress.
Her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination came in 1941 for her debut work in The Little Foxes. She received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1942 for her performance in Mrs. Miniver. That same year, she received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for her performance in Pride of the Yankees opposite Gary Cooper. She is also known for her performances in Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).
Wright received three Emmy Award nominations for her performances in the Playhouse 90 original television version of The Miracle Worker (1957), in the Breck Sunday Showcase feature The Margaret Bourke-White Story, and in the CBS drama series Dolphin Cove (1989). She earned the acclaim of top film directors, including William Wyler, who called her the most promising actress he had directed, and Alfred Hitchcock, who admired her thorough preparation and quiet professionalism.
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Acting
56 credits
The Love Boat
Bonanza
Murder, She Wrote
The Merv Griffin Show
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Climax!
Four Star Playhouse
The Defenders
The Oscars
The Ed Sullivan Show
Picket Fences
Adventures in Paradise
The Ford Television Theatre
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
The Rainmaker
Screen Director's Playhouse
CBS Playhouse
Lux Video Theatre
The Exorcist III
Somewhere in Time
Shadow of a Doubt
Hawkins
The Best Years of Our Lives
Mrs. Miniver
Letter to Loretta
The Little Foxes
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Men
The Actress
The Pride of the Yankees
The Good Mother
General Electric Theater
Track of the Cat
Flood!
Casanova Brown
Pursued
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Happy Ending
Enchantment
The Capture
Count the Hours!
Crawlspace
Roseland
Angel Passing
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
The Fig Tree
Something to Live For
The Elevator
The Miracle on 34th Street
Hail, Hero!
The Imperfect Lady
The Golden Honeymoon
The Restless Years
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